Hi Dear,
Yes, ditto on the facts u mentioned 😊and to add a few things...I do not wish to comment on Ruqaiyya or any other begum (it seems there's some very strong biases in this forum in favor of other Begums of Akbar 😊) , but just to add this from an un-biased view, we should not forget that Jehangir-nama is something which Jehangir wrote...and he did not have a honey-sweet relation with his Father or his Mother as I already mentioned here earlier...so quite possible for him to vent his grudges in form of writing off his father as a despicable one and mentioning his Mother in an unattached way....And anyways, he was an infant or a wee kid when his brothers and sisters were born, so it was impossible for him to Actually Monitor who gave birth to whom.😆 He collected info from other ppl only later ...
Based on giving just a son does not entitle a Begum to be famous in history (As there were other sons too but they were not declared the heir at such a tender age or forgiven for so many rebellions)...So whatever the views and rumors be, Heera K./ MUZ aka our Jodha DID hold special place in Akbar's life and that place retains it's prestige even today (All her paintings indicate and records mention her an extremely glamorous Queen)...U see history recorded in that age can be erroneous but cannot be completely baseless , atleast in cases where 2 such powerful royalties were involved (Mughals & Rajputs)
(I have accessed some records authenticated by Govt of India as well as of Pakistan , hence am confident on this ground 😃)
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